We have had our first and hopefully only, visa run. The school was very helpful organizing the whole thing. Someone on staff took care of all our details: organized all the paper work, scheduled the van, informed us of every detail, and prepared us for what might, but probably won't occur.
It was as stress free as the process could be. We took a van from Hat Yai, Thailand to Penang, Malaysia. It's about a 3 hour drive, but with potty stops and customs it took closer 5 hours. One of the people on our van was detained at the border because of the expiration date on his Brazilian passport and that took some time to sort out.
*You must have more than 6 months available on your passport to travel into other countries.
Penang was beautiful, clean, modern, and very western. We swam in the pool, visited a few fun museums in Georgetown, and tried to enjoy some food. It's hard to go out to eat in Asia when 2/3 of your family can't eat anything spicy. I mean, not even a hint of pepper can be allowed. That's a topic for another day. From here on out we can extend our visa at the immigration office here in Hat Yai. We also need to inform the immigration office we plan to leave the country. As long as we don't forget to do that we should be okay. It's good to be home. I like our home. I like our cat. He brings a much needed hominess when living so far from home. (Did I mention we got a cat?)
His name is Dexter and we adopted him from Thai Street Paws rescue located in southern Thailand. Mostly they rescue dogs, but have a few cats. Dexter was in bad shape when they found him. His legs were torn up and he had a sinus infection that had ruptured through his face in a few places. He has lots of scars and a crooked tail. He's so sweet and kind. He loves my son. He likes to play but is so gentle. When he play bites he doesn't bite down, but stops before hurting you.
Hopefully more good days are on the horizon!
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